Bent County register., 1887-02-19
SUMMARY OF THE INTER
STATE COMMERCE BILL.

Section one, applies the provisions
of the act to any common carrier
engaged in the transportation of pas
sengers wholly by railroad, or partly
by railroad and partly by water, when
bothsare used under common con-
tro., management or arrangement,
more than one stale or ter
rltory. or from any place in the
United States TO an adjacent foreign
country. 1t defines the term ''r;,il-
road" 10 include all bridges and fer
ries used or operated by any railroad.
All charges made for any service
rendered IN the transportation of
passengers or property shall be reas-
onable and just; and every unjust and
unreasonable charge for such service
is prohibited and declared to he un-
lawful
Section two makes it unlawful for
any common carrier, subject to the
provisions OF this act, to charge, de
mand, collect or receive, directly or
indirectly, from any person or per-
sons, greater or less compensation
for any service rendered in the trans
portaliOn of passengers CIR property
than it charges, demands, collects or
receives from any other person or
persons for doing for him or them n
like and contemporaneous service in
the transportation of like kind of
traffic under substantially similar
circumstances ard conditions.
Section three mikes it unlawful for
any common carrier subject to the
PROV isions of tins act to make or
give any undue or unreasonable pre-
Terrence or advantage to any partic-
ular person, company, firm, corpora
ton or locality, or any particular
description of traffic Every com
mon carrier, subject to the provisions
of this act shall, according to their
respective powers, afford all reason
able, proper and equal facilities for
the interchange of traffic between
their respective lines, and for the re-
ceiying, forwarding and delivering
of passengers and property to and
from their several lines and those
connecting herewith, and shall not
discriminate in their rates and char
gcs between such connecting lines.
Section four provides that it shall
he unlawful for any common carrier,
subject 10 the provisions of this act,
to charge or receive any greater
compensation in the aggregate for
the transportation of passengers or
of like kind of property, under sub
staniially similar circumstances and
conditions, fo: a shorter than for n
longer distance over the same line,
in the same direction, the shorter he
ing included within the longer dis
lance, but this shall not be construed
a. authorizing any common carrier
within the terms of this act to charge
and receive AS great compensation
for shorter as for Il longer distance;
provided, however, that upon appli-
cation to the commission appointed
under the provisions of this act, such
common carrier may, in special cas-
es, after investigation by the com
mission, be authorized to charge less
for longer than for shorter distances
for the transportation of passengers
or property; and the commission NAV
from time to time, prescribe the eX-
tent to which such designated com
mon carrier may be relieved from
the operation cf this section of this
act.
Section five provides that it shall
be unlawful for any common carrier.
subject to the provisions of this act
to enter into any contract, agreement
or combination with any other com
mon carrier or carriers for the pool
ing of freights Of different and com
ppting railroads, or to divide between
them the aggregate or net proceeds
of the earnings of sucl, railroads or
any portion thereof. and in any case
Of an agreement for the pooling Of
freights aforesaid each day of its